About Kalna ( Ambika / Kalna )

Ambika Kalna or simply Kalna is a town, a municipality and headquarters of Kalna subdivision in Bardhaman District in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is situated on the western bank of the Bhgirathi. The town is more popularly known as Ambika Kalna, named after a very popular deity, Goddess Kali, Maa Ambika. It has numerous historical monuments such as the Rajbari (the palace) and the 108 Shiva temples. The town of Kalna, is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Bardhaman, the district headquarters.Kalna is located at 2313N 8822E.[1] It has an average elevation of 11 metres (36 ft). The town can be accessed by rail or road. By rail it is connected on the loop line route from Howrah towards Katwa. Ambika Kalna, 81 km from Howrah, is the main railway station. There are several local trains as well as express trains on the route and almost all of them stop at the Ambika Kalna rail station. By road, the town can be accessed from Krishnanagar, Katwa, Bandel, Pandua, Bainchi, Memari and Barddhaman. Though part of the Burdwan district of West Bengal, it is located near the border with Nadia and Hooghly District, and is very near to the famous pilgrimage place called Nabadwip and Mayapur, famous for the centre of ISKCON. Kalna is located on the agriculturally rich alluvial plains between the Bhagirathi, Ajay and Damodar rivers.[2] Temperatures in this region varies from 1718 C in winter to 30-32 C in summer.[3] Gram panchayats under Kalna I Panchayat Samiti are: Kankuria, Begpur, Sultanpur, Baghnapara, Hat Kalna, Krishnadevpur, Dhatrigram, Nandai and Atghoria-Simlon.[4] Gram panchayats under Kalna II Panchayat Samiti are: Baradhamas, Baidyapur, Anukhal, Badla, Pindira, Kalyanpur, Satgachi and Akalpoush.